- 158 pages
- English
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About This Book
This book reports initiatives to listen to parents and families, to ascertain what families believe and do as they seek to engage collaboratively with their children's educators, and what educators and educational systems might do to facilitate and/or establish barriers to such engagement.
Parental engagement in children's learning and development has many positive benefits. However, in the current environments of accountability and performativity which are pervading early childhood education in many countries, the opportunities for parents and other family members to be part of the development of respectful, collaborative relationships with their children's early childhood educators are becoming more and more restricted. Many educators feel forced to choose between curriculum outcomes and parental engagement, as both involve their time. There is a danger that the voices of parents and families in their children's early learning and development will not always be heard, seen, or fully understood. This volume addresses this important issue.
Researchers, educators, and families will all benefit from this book, to the ultimate benefit of the young children who are the future. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Citation Information
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Parentsâ play beliefs and engagement in young childrenâs play at home
- 2 âShe thinks her toys donât understand Romanianâ: family engagement with childrenâs learning during the transition to school
- 3 Would it really matter? The democratic and caring deficit in âparental involvementâ
- 4 âRemote parentingâ: parentsâ perspectives on, and experiences of, home and preschool collaboration
- 5 An observational assessment of parent-teacher cocaring relationships in infant-toddler classrooms
- 6 Chinese and German teachersâ and parentsâ conceptions of learning at play â similarities, differences, and (in)consistencies
- 7 How educators define their role: building âprofessionalâ relationships with children and parents during transition to childcare: a case study
- 8 Parental involvement in Finnish day care â what do early childhood educators say?
- 9 How do early childhood practitioners define professionalism in their interactions with parents?
- 10 Written communication with families during the transition from childcare to school: how documents construct and position children, professionals, and parents
- Index